DuPage County Opinion
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Quote Obama accuratelyJan 22, 2012 4:00 am - In a Jan. 13 letter to the editor titled “Obama too sure of his successes,” Gene Maril derides President Obama for claiming to be the fourth greatest president ever. His...
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Why more funds for Planned Parenthood?Jan 22, 2012 4:00 am - What receiver of government money got over a 50 percent increase in reimbursement with no increase in the number of services provided? Planned Parenthood did the same am...
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Foolish people still using tollwaysJan 22, 2012 4:00 am - It never ceases to amaze me how stupid a lot of the people in Cook County and the surrounding counties are. With the tolls jumping by 87 percent, I observed thousands of...
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This plan requires no sacrificeJan 22, 2012 4:00 am - I do not want to broadly paint my conservative/Tea Party friends as being unwilling to sacrifice to “save the Republic.” Most I know are sincere and concerned about the ...
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GOP will extend ‘good old days’Jan 21, 2012 5:00 am - The Wall Street Barons who sold fraudulent subprime loans, disguised them as derivatives, and then made billions betting against them, have been immune from prosecution....
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Why follow Grover Norquist?Jan 21, 2012 5:00 am - I just learned that all 11 Republican U.S. Congressmen from Illinois and its lone Republican Senator signed Grover Norquist’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge. That’s the equi...
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Enact, uphold sprinkler lawsJan 21, 2012 5:00 am - Recent tragedies in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs have called to attention life safety ordinances, or lack thereof. It is an absolute shame it takes severe...
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Mercury is a neurotoxinJan 21, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing in rebuttal to the letter posted Jan. 15 by Donn Dears titled “EPA’s war against coal a disservice.” First, it must be noted that Mr. Dears is a self-styled...
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Don’t fall for scamJan 21, 2012 5:00 am - I feel that this information needs to get out to all the people in the area, especially the retired people in the Sugar Grove and even the Aurora area. There is a new sc...
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Executive orders threaten libertiesJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Congress recently passed a new defense authorizing bill, and one of the unique extra items that was sneaked into it was a provision that virtually destroys our Constitut...